Climate primer: Why is everyone talking about ‘net zero’?
Thomson Reuters Foundation As the Paris Agreement marks its fifth anniversary, a UN-backed global campaign to slash climate-changing emissions has added new high-profile members to its ranks, including high-street fashion retailer Primark and consumer electronics giant Sony. The “Race to Zero”, launched on World Environment Day in June, brings together businesses, cities and other organisations that […]
Climate primer: Why is everyone talking about ‘net zero’?
A UN-backed global campaign to slash climate-changing emissions has added new high-profile members to its ranks, including social media giant Facebook and Ford, the first US car company to join. The “Race to Zero”, launched in June, brings together businesses, cities and other organisations that aim by around mid-century to cut their planet-heating emissions to […]